Pen-support.



No. 891,099. PATENTED JUNE 16, 1908. H. PRIESTBR.

PEN SUPPORT.

APPLICATION PILEDPEB. 8, 1908.

A TTOHNEYS' I to fountain pens orthe li HENRY PRiEsTER, or NEW YORK, vN. Y; K-

`To all whom it may concern: l v

Be it known that I, HENRY PRIESTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the' city of New York, Iborough of the Bronx, county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Pen-Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and

. exact description. V

VThisiirventionrelates to certain improvements in attachments vadapted to be secured e, a' nd comprises sup or ing means so designed as to be readily olde to a position adjacent the pen body.

while the latter is carried in a pocket or is being used, or to be'moved to a position at an angle to the general direction. of the pen body 1v to 'support the body with the pen point above andL out of engagement with' the table, book,-

orl other surface.

An essential feature of my support is the pivoting of the sup orting legs at opposite sides of the' pen bo y but at non-diametrically opposite points, and with the pivots radially disposed in" regard to the en body. Thus, when the legsr are. in folded) position, they iit closely against the body, While when in the operative position, they are nonparallel `or divergent, so that the distance yso etween the ends thereof isl considerably greater than the diameter ofthe pen and a comparatively broad base isi formed. v A

spring is preferably used for holding thef-ree ends of the legs closely against the body when in folded positionand, ifdesired, a second spring may be employed for holding the legs in folded position.` The collar to which the legs are pivoted may also, .if desired, 'carry a clip Aor guard for securing the above the pivots, converge against the action pen to the edgel of a ocket. l

Reference `is to be ad to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures, Y

and in which Y Figure 1 is aperspective view of a fountain pen provided withp'ne form of my improved attachment; Fig. 2 is a transverse section through thepen; Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the `attaclimentqin folded position; Fig. 4 is a view of an attachment 1n. which'l Specification of Letters Patent.` g 1 *l l Application led February 8, 1908. SerialNo. 414,915.

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Patented June ie, 1908-.

theleg-fspreading spring is formed'of; a separate piece of metal; Fig. 5jis a side elevation i showing Jthe .device provided with an additional spiing'for facilitating the folding action, and with a pocket guard; Fig. 6 is an end elevation of theparts 'shown in Fig. 5;

and Fig. -7 ,is a view similar to I `ig.35,.bi itl showing the partsn in folded position. l

For securing my imlproved supporting f folder, I providein theforin shown in Figs. 1, 2- and3, a collar means to apen body or 10, formed of spring metal and adapted to encircle the bodyA of the pen andtig'htly7V engage therewith. At opposite sides of the pen body there are mounted two pivots 11 and. 12, each radially disppl'sed'in regard to the pen body but ,not in a ement, and both von the same side of a longitudinal central plane?. The Vtwo pivots are non-diametrically disposed in regard to each other, their axes intersecting in'an obtuse angle to the center of the pen. Thepivots may be supported in any suitable manner, but, as shown, the collar is flattenedor beveled at two substantially oppositely disposed points the bevels extending lengthwise of the collar and the ivots, extending outwardly from said beve ed portions14. ATWO supporting legs 15 and 16 are secured to the collar by means of the twov pivots, and the two legs preferably extend up beyondy the pivots and are4 connected together by a spring 417. As the axes of the pivots intersect at the center of- ,the pen in an obtuse anglefthe two legs are in .operative position and lie at divergent angles, and their lower ends are at a distance apartconsiderably greater than the diameter the pen. The 'upperfends of the legs,

., the legs lie'substantially parallel vand adjacent the body ofthe en, and at this timel the spring 17 and/,the inc ination of the bevel surface spread apart the-upper ends of the le s and force together the opposite ends and ho d .them in close engagement with the body of .The opposite ends of the legs may, if dethe pen, and prevent said ends from engaging with the clothing'of the pocket or accidentally swinging to theoperative position.

The s ring may be of any form desired,

but as s own in Figs. 1, 2 and'3, this spring is integral withtlie legs; thatis, the two legs and'- the spring are formed of the same piece yio ' reason of the hooks.

the pen in an upright position with thepoint of metal and the spring is substantially U- shaped or V-shaped, so as to fit around the bodyfof the pen when folded, as shown inV Fig. 3. ylf desired, the spring may be formed 'of a separate piece of metal, as shown at lr7a in Fig. 4, the spring in this case being bent intermediate its ends and pressing outward against the upper ends ofthe legs'15a and 16a.

sired, be provided with terminal hooks 13,

*which as shown in Fig. 1, areturned .away

from the pointed end of the pen, so. that while the legs are extendedat an angle to the pen and While all the arts are in the position indicated in Fig. 1, tllie ends of the legs may be supported on the edge of the pocketl with uppermost. The endsof the legs l be prevented from slipping off the pocketby This is especially useful to a person whomay be working at a distance from any table or`other suitable place upon Which he may rest the-pen, and who does not care, to ut on the cap and place the pen in fthe' poc et. He may temporarilyr ang it on the outsideof the pocket without placing the cap in position.

Inthe form shown in Figs. 5, 6 and' 7,'.1v `employ in addition to the spring 17", connecting the upper vends of-.the ,legs 15b and 16h, 'a second spring 18 in theform of Va Wire coil 'having (theI central ortion thereof secured to a pin v19 carrie vby the collar 10b and the opposite ends extending through I slots 20 in the'spring 17h. The coil spring normally tends to move the parts to the position shown in Fig. 7,\with the legs against and substantially parallel to the pen body, and order to hold. the legs .in operative position I employ a catch 21 intheform of .a 'strip of metal securedito the collar 10b at' one end and having a .small lug or projection 22 adapted to en age' with the leg 15b to hold the'latter-in vt epositin shown in Fig. 5.

By de. ressing` theend of the catch 21, .the

lug is. rought out of engagement with the leg and the spring-18 immediately moves the of a pocket.

parts to theposition shown in Fig. 7. .In'

vthis modiication, I have also illustrated .the

-collaras having :a guard orclip 23 ivoted thereto and adapted to engage with t eedge -tive position, the uard or clip 23 would preferably be folded ack between the legs 15b and 16, while when the support is in its With the pen supp'ort in operafolded osition, theguard or clip 23 would normal y extend in the position indicated in v Fig. 7, so thatit may readily engage with the pocket edge. In this form, l have also shown the legs pivoted to lugs 22a integral with the collar and bent back.

Having thus described my inventionl claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent: p n

1. A support `for pens andthe like, comprisin two legs pivotally supported upon o posite sides ofthe pen but on the same side oi a diameter-there() 2.' A sup ort Afor 'pens and the like, c om- -prising two egs mounted uponpivots radially disposed in respect to the pen and having then` axes intersecting at an angle.

3. A support for pens, com rising a collar encirclingthe pen, and two egs pivoted" to the collar by radially-disposed pivots out of alinement with each other but upon opposite sides `of the pen.

4. A sup ort for p ens and the like, comprisingtwo egs l.pivotally v mounted upon oppivot and normally tending to spread said vupper endsapart.

5. A sup ort for pens and .the like, comprising two e s mounteduponpivotszradially disposed but avin their axes outor1 aline- 'mentl with each ot er, ,said legs extending above said pivots, and a spring connecting the upper ends of said legs.

posite sides ofthe pen,and a s ringv connecting the upper ends of the said egs-above the 6. A support yfor pens and the like, coml prising two legs pivotally mounteddntermediate theirends'upon oppositeV sides of the,

7. A support vfor pens. 'and the like, lcoin-- prising two legs pivotally mounted uponofpposite sides of a en but on the same side o` a diameter thereo and a spring for .normally movin said legs to a position substantially paralle to said pen. A

8, A sup ort for pens and the like,/l comprising two, egs pivotally mounted upon o posite sides ,of a en but on the same side o a diameter thereo a sprmg for normally moyiiig said legsy to a position substantially parallel to said pens, and means for holding said legs at an angle to said pen. f l f iio 9. A'lsupport for pens, comprising a collar encircling the pen, two legs pivoted to the l collar upon opposite sides thereof but on the same side of a .diameter thereof, and a clip i crried by said'collar-for securing the pen to the edge of a pocket.

1,0. A suplortforspens and the like; comprising e co arencircling the pen, two le s pivoted to the eollarintermediete tlreir ens and upon op osite sides of thefpen but on the same side o the diameter thereof, a, spring connecting said legs, a. spring `for normally movin said legs to positions substantially 10 paralle to said pen, means for locking seid 4legs against the action of said spring, and a pocket clip carried by said collar.

In testimony Whereofl have signed my name to this lspecification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l HENRY PRIESTER. Witnesses: I

CLAIR W. FAIRBANK, EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

